Bloopy's definitions

spark up a monkey

A bizarre way for geeks to describe opening a terminal program on a computer, particularly on a Unix based computer where terminal programs are very common.

I'll spark up a monkey and type that command in to see if it makes a difference.

by Bloopy April 9, 2005

duck tape

Duck tape is NOT a mispronounciation of duct tape. Duck tape is the original name of the tape from when it was first invented and used by the military. Only, when people started using duck tape to repair ducts, it got the name duct tape.

Duck tape sucks for repairing ducts because it falls off after a while. The officially recommended tape for repairing ducts is foil tape.

Duck tape is used in movies extremely often. A few examples:
- Panic Room
- American Pie: The Wedding
- Frailty

The comic boot error has a healthy obsession with duck tape!

by Bloopy April 1, 2006

dogspeed

An expression used to wish someone success, good fortune, or a safe journey. Used as a non-religious alternative to Godspeed, especially by dog-lovers.

I wish you dogspeed on your trip Pete, and I'll be sure to look after your puppy while you're gone!

Sarah dropped her daughter off at school and bid her dogspeed for her biology exam.

by Bloopy November 25, 2009

preponderant

Predominant, but specifically in terms of pondering instead of dominating. Something which has a monopoly or superior influence on your thoughts or senses, even though other things of the same type might exist.

The humans trapped in the Matrix were mostly unaware that the preponderant universe they experienced was digital.

To most people these days, Tiger Woods is the preponderant golfer.

The preponderant city shrouded its population in a blanket of smog, allowing them to forget that other cities even existed.

by Bloopy March 10, 2008

sweetastical

Sweet and fantastical at the same time.

Mom, you cook a sweetastical roast duck!

by Bloopy April 9, 2005

rat

An old beaten-up motorbike, possibly second hand. Owners of motorbikes often affectionately call their crappiest bike 'The Rat'.

It's time I patched up the rat's exhaust pipe.

The rat broke down and I had to push it two miles to get home.

by Bloopy April 9, 2005

dumbboggled

To be both dumbfounded and mindboggled simultaneously. When you're in disbelief that something could possibly exist, and yet there it is right in front of you, looming over you and confusing the hell out of you as to how it even got there.

Greg received a video message from his 3-year-old daughter who was at preschool, and was dumbboggled to discover it was a feature-length remake of Cleopatra starring her alongside Christopher Walken, complete with A-grade special effects.

Mya arrived home and walked into her bathroom, only to be dumbboggled by the sight of a 7ft bronze statue of Buddha where the bath used to be.

by Bloopy April 18, 2017